Bhagwat Says Reservation Will Continue While Social Discrimination Persists

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RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said in Mumbai on Thursday that reservations in education and jobs will continue as long as social discrimination persists. Speaking at a Gen Z and Gen Alpha outreach event, he said the policy was intended to promote social unity and should not become a tool for political conflict. Bhagwat also referred to demands for reservation categorisation in some states and a Supreme Court observation, without detailing either.

Bhagwat said beneficiaries should use reservation to improve their lives and help others who have not received its benefits. He backed broad education reforms, including fee reviews, better teacher training and raising education’s budget share to 6%. He also said young people seeking logical answers or protesting should not be labelled anti-national.

The Indian Opinion

The lazy claim that reservation is either a permanent entitlement or an immediate obstacle to merit misses Bhagwat’s stated condition: social discrimination must end first. His call to reduce political conflict is sensible, but it cannot replace evidence on access, exclusion and outcomes. The practical test is whether discrimination declines and whether education and jobs become more equal, not whether leaders repeat promises about ending reservation.

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